The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is an initiative of the European Union governing its relationship with the post-Soviet states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. …read more Source:...

KIEV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is standing by Ukraine in its struggle against Russia, but he won’t be pinned down on whether it will continue supplying troops to train Ukraine’s military. During a joint news conference Monday in Kiev to mark the signing of a Canada-Ukraine free trade deal, Ukrainian...

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and Canada signed a “milestone” free trade agreement on Monday designed to bolster support for the war-scarred former Soviet republic in the face of an increasingly assertive Russia. …read more Source: The West...

Germany’s Toni Kroos in action during Euro 2016 Group C soccer game against Ukraine at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille on June 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters PARIS: France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament on Monday after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra time. The...

French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has said today (July 11) that “Portugal does not deserve to be punished with sanctions” for having failed to meet its deficit targets for 2015. “Portugal has made monstrous efforts in these last years. It does not deserve excessive discipline,” Sapin told journalists during a press conference in Paris before...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by women in traditional dress and bread as he arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday July 10, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau oversaw the signing of a free trade agreement with Ukraine on Monday after he and his son spent the morning commemorating the...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko share a laugh at the end of joint news conference at the Presidential Administration building in Kyiv, Ukraine Monday July 11, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau oversaw the signing of a free trade agreement with Ukraine...